This is pretty much what I was looking for. Didn't think it would drum up this response count! But thank you for all the thoughts!
Either way, I was just inquiring because I get asked this ALL the time when I talk about our long trips with friends and family. I knew there were states that allowed it, but just didn't know which ones.
Believe me, my DW would be hard pressed to ride in the 5'r let alone allow the kids to do it. But I am sure one day the idea will come up, and its good to be prepared.
My parents used to do it with my older brothers and sisters many many years ago. They used to tell me the funny stories about it...and how they had a communication system wired up for it.
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My in-laws tried it once with a fiver. Him driving, her trying to nap off a headache. They decided that walkie talkies would allow easy communication on the road. About 3 minutes down the road, he says "I heard this awful, screeching, unintelligible screaming come over the radio. I couldn't understand a word of it, but the meaning was very clear."
You ought to hear father-in-law tell it. Lol
With a slide in truck camper, if it (truck and camper) has a pass through window between the truck and camper, riding in the camper is permissible, at least in this state and you can buy an inflatable seal that goes between the truck and the camper. In our old Lance, my wife fixed dinner or napped numerous times going down the road, unlike Lucy with stuff flying around. My new Palomino, you cannot because it's a retractable top but it still came with the pass-through window. Some do and some don't.
In a pull behind, no way.
I'll nuke up some popcorn and stand by for comments.
Safety aside, it doesn't look at all comfortable. First off, my TT is virtually unsuable with the slides closed. Just about the only thing you could use is the front bedroom. You can't open the bathroom door or the fridge. You can't watch TV without shore power. Except for the small air conditioned compartment I set up for the dogs, it gets stifling hot. Just about the only thing you could do is lie down on the front bed but I don't see that being too relaxing as the trailer bounces about going down the road.
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While I don't ride in mine currently nor do I let my grandchildren bounce around in the back seat but. In the 60's I suspect I logged over two thousand miles riding and sleeping in my parents trailer. We didn't wear seatbelts, drank from public water fountains, swam in polluted streams, and survived into adulthood. Heck sometimes you just have to relax and enjoy life. We had a pigeon hit the front window of the trailer shattering it so we had to put the dinette table up to block the wind until we stopped for gas. Remember none of us get out of this life alive.
However, I take personal note with someone saying skydiving is dangerous. I never believed it was frickin' dangerous and most who say it is, have never tried it. But any sport can be dangerous, people die from being hit with a hit ball but most people allow their kids to play baseball.
2015, USPA recorded 21 fatal skydiving accidents in the U.S. out of roughly 4.2 million jumps. That's 0.005 fatalities per 1,000 jumps—among the lowest rate in the sport's history!
Back to the subject!
So it's perfectly frickin' safe then- well for everyone except the 21. I still wouldn't jump out of a perfectly good airplane.
jlgail4309 - Kudos to you for pulling away from the fuel pump when there is someone behind you needing to fill. More times than not, when I pull into a fueling station with a limited number of diesel pumps available, there is someone fueling with gas at every available diesel pump, or worse, some vehicle blocking access to the diesel pump while they are inside the convenience store buying refreshments. Let's all try to be aware, and be more considerate of our fellow motorists.
How many of my Military Brethren remember the Ole Cattle Car.
Capacity - The number of people that could squeeze in and then 25 more.
Rode in them several time...former Fort Jackson resident
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While I don't ride in mine currently nor do I let my grandchildren bounce around in the back seat but. In the 60's I suspect I logged over two thousand miles riding and sleeping in my parents trailer. We didn't wear seatbelts, drank from public water fountains, swam in polluted streams, and survived into adulthood. Heck sometimes you just have to relax and enjoy life. We had a pigeon hit the front window of the trailer shattering it so we had to put the dinette table up to block the wind until we stopped for gas. Remember none of us get out of this life alive.
And drank water from the regular water hose. Ate vegetables fresh from the garden. Made and ate sandwiches without washing hands.
But some say these are the reasons I look and act the way I do.
While I don't ride in mine currently nor do I let my grandchildren bounce around in the back seat but. In the 60's I suspect I logged over two thousand miles riding and sleeping in my parents trailer. We didn't wear seatbelts, drank from public water fountains, swam in polluted streams, and survived into adulthood. Heck sometimes you just have to relax and enjoy life. We had a pigeon hit the front window of the trailer shattering it so we had to put the dinette table up to block the wind until we stopped for gas. Remember none of us get out of this life alive.
Probably the best comment out of the last 20 or so.
I chuckled over the carbon monoxide one when riding in a trailer gown the highway... That dude must be smoking something illegal...
Don't ever ever never do that. I recently had a claim come across my desk when a semi sides wiped a motor home. Got just a tad over the line and the trailer corner caught it. Ripped that side open like a can opener. Do you want a description of the four kids who were at the dinette playing scrabble. If you said no that was a wise choice. That was a motor home. Now think about a swaying travel trailer.